ahduncu
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Post by ahduncu on Aug 20, 2017 16:19:50 GMT -5
Using Macrium Reflect, for example, can I restore an image of another hard drive to a new one that has never had an operating system on it? I know that I can restore a previous image to my hard drive because i have done it in the past.
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Phil
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Post by Phil on Aug 20, 2017 16:40:17 GMT -5
Using Macrium Reflect, for example, can I restore an image of another hard drive to a new one that has never had an operating system on it? I know that I can restore a previous image to my hard drive because i have done it in the past. You can try but the fact that the image you have is for different hardware than the new hard drive may create a problem. Even if you are successful, you may run into a situation regarding Windows activation. Let us know the results if you do decide to try it. |
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Post by budgall on Aug 21, 2017 9:13:36 GMT -5
If the new hard drive is replacing the imaged hard drive you should not have a problem. If the new blank hard drive is a different computer then as Phil said you may have issues.
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Post by sirfredrico on Sept 3, 2017 8:23:11 GMT -5
Using Macrium Reflect, for example, can I restore an image of another hard drive to a new one that has never had an operating system on it? I know that I can restore a previous image to my hard drive because i have done it in the past. You can try but the fact that the image you have is for different hardware than the new hard drive may create a problem. Even if you are successful, you may run into a situation regarding Windows activation. Let us know the results if you do decide to try it. im not absolutely sure, but dont think i will work. i have never restored an image, but ive cloned many hard drives using aeomi backupper free. this is if youre cloning the drive in your system and install it in the same system. then nothing is necessary other than to let it detect the new hard drive, and thats automatic. i have however removed a hd from a system and installed another one from a different computer. sometimes it notices the os on it and sometimes it doesnt. if it does, youll have to install the drivers your system requires since its now in a different computer. other than this method though i would rather do a fresh install. |
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joel
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Post by joel on Sept 3, 2017 11:17:04 GMT -5
I've been told by Carbonite that the mirror image their application/program creates for you can only be restored to the same computer it was made from. I'm not sure that could include a different but nearly duplicate set up, but according to them it won't work on a variation or different drive. F/w/i/w. J
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